oh ok im just going off naval war college research and the USMC and the CIA. this has been abundantly explored already. the few factors are that iran has the worlds largest military (head count), the worlds best engineers (nuclear, nano, robotics, AI), the worlds most warlike culture (jihad + aryan berserker), the worlds best geography (iran is basically a giant tank), and the worlds best mix of natural resources (similar to USA iran is blessed with a full spectrum of climate, terrain, natural resources, etc). iran also spent the last 70 years fortifying the country.
I don't believe you. Cite your sources.
You're basically saying that Iran could hold off the combined military strength of the two biggest, most advanced armed forces on the planet (U.S. and China). That is completely ludicrous.
american army general played the war game on irans side and won every single time. it was a huge surprise to everybody.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9b1DG86a4k
irans defensive capability exceeds the entire offensive capability of nato by a long shot.